Mason stains in the G2934 matte base glaze at cone 6

Tuesday 1st April 2014

insight-live.com/glossary/182">Stains can work surprisingly well in matte base glazes like the DIY G2934 recipe. The glass is less transparent and so varying thicknesses do not produce as much variation in tint as glossy bases do. Notice how low many of the stain percentages are here, yet most of the colors are bright. We tested 6600, 6350, 6300, 6021 and 6404 overnight in lemon juice, they all passed leach-free. The 6385 is an error, it should be purple (that being said, do not use it, it is ugly in this base). And chrome-tin pink and maroon stains do not develop the color (e.g. 6006). But our G1214Z1 CaO-matte comes to the rescue, it both works better with some stains and has a more crystal matte surface. The degree-of-matteness of both can be tuned by cooling speed and blending in some G2926B glossy base. You can mix any of these into brushing or dipping glazes.

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Mason 6021 Red Stain, G2934 - Matte Glaze Base for Cone 6, Stains Mason, G1214Z1 - Cone 6 Silky CaO matte base glaze, 5% titanium dioxide in G2934Y matte, G1214Z1 matte, G2926B glossy, G2934 cone 6 DIY MgO matte glaze: Reliable, durable, adjustable, stainable, Here is my setup to make brushing glazes and underglazes by-the-jar, Medium Temperature, Base Glaze, Ceramic Stain, Cone 6

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